Paper-roll holder and cutter



PAPER HOLL HOLDER AND CUTTER.

.V -/gm/ v W. C. HANNEY.

Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

. the support forV `such rolls is provided with nNITED STATEs WILLIAM c. mimrnmor ELBRIDGE, NEW YORK.

PArnIIfItoLL nominal A ND CUTTER.

To all whom t 'may concemf Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. RANNEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing-:at Elbridge, in the county of lOnondaga, and Statefof New York, have invented certain new and useful `improvements Applied to Paper-Roll Holders and Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

lVrapping paper isfnow commonly .fur-'5 nished to the user inthe form of rolls, and

aVv cutter Vbar under which the free yendof JDhepaper'passes and againstl the edge of which thepaper is drawn to facilitate tear-y ing off the piece desired. It is often Adifiicult to grasp the YVfree edge of thev paper, which V.usually .lies close under' the edge of the cutter bar after'a piece has been torn off.: My invention has Vfor its object to furnish anattachment forturni-ngfthe paper roll -so as to carrv the free edge ofthe paper a little beyond the cutter bar, vand lifting' it free from .the surface of the YrollV in order that it may beconveniently grasped.

In the accompanying drawings in which 'the preferred forni of my invention is illustratedy Figure 1 is a perspective view of one end of a paper roll to which'my invention is applied, the parts being iii-normal positions of rest. c e Y .FigsV 2 and 3 are end elevationsshowing other positions assumed by the parts when in use.

Fig. 4 is a' front view,y and I Fig.' isa sectional view on the of Fig. 4. Y l l In the drawings, 2 indicates a roll vof paper supported uponl ashaft V3 that yis mounted in a standardor supporting frame 4. The latter may be of anyv usual or pre` fcrred construction. 5 indicates a cutter bar line 545 suitably supported by the frame 4 and arthe paper` that when moved; in the directionq Y roll the first action is to move the parts from Ythe position shown in Fig. 1 to that reprein which the periphery of the roll turns, it will causethe roll to turn with it. To this end the presser piece shown is provided with a series of points 7 adapted to slightly pierce the paper and prevent'any relative f Specication of Lettersjlatent.' y Y Patented Feb, 3,1920, Application inea november 2o, 1919. vserial Np. 33ans,

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movement of th'e'presser piece when it comes y into engagement with the paper and isfintentionally.y moved in aforw'ard direction. The piece 6 normally lies" close vto orrupon the surfaceY of the roll'not far distant from cutting edge of the baro. It is supported by an arm 8 of suitable construction. That illustrated in the drawings isv formed of wire bent to form a handle 1() andthe part 15' overlying the krollyand directly carryingr the presser piece 6. vThe vmain part .of the arm 8 is arranged at the end of the roll, as represented in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawfv ings, and is supported by a resilient hinge,

f one of its ends and a Vlittle in front of the Y or spring, 9, which is preferably quiteflexible. The resilienthinge or Vspring is carried by a support 12, consisting preferably of a depending arm 13, and a horizontal 14, secured Vtothe cutter bar. n' 11 represents' a lifting plate carried by the supporting arm 8 and extending rearward 'from the .presser'piece 6. The presser piece and lifting plate may be integral, or sepa,- rateas preferred, the integral construction beingillustrated inthe drawings'. The rear 'lifting plate. It is not essential that these parts be supported by the cutter bar so long as thev are V,so mounted that they are always in proper working engagement .with the roll, whatever its diameter, but the arrangement shown 'is preferred.

In Fig. 1y the 'parts that have been de'-Y scribed are represented in their normal pop sitions of rest. .It will be seen that the free edgef16 ofthe paper is close under the cuttingedge of the bar 5-k-so close thatit can not be easily Agrasped, by the fingers. The

end of thelliftngkplate rests rupon the surface of the roll just in advance of the free edge `of the paper, while the presser piece lies slightly above the roll surface. where it is'heldbyits resilient support. 'Whenit is desired tol draw piece of paper from'the sented in Fig. 2, to do which the operator presses downwardly and forwardly upon the Y handle 10. [This first brings the presser piece into engagement with the roll surface alittle in front of the free edge 16, the engagement p being firm so that no slippage of the plato over the surfaceof the paper can take place, by reason of the action of the points 7. This engagementf of the presser piece.with theV roll surface v having been established, the piece is moved forwardly to the'position of Fig. 2, lthis being permitted by the fact that the varm carrying the presser pieceis supported by a resilient hinge or s ring '9, allowing the movement describe As this movement takes placethe roll is turned and the free edge 16 carried a sulicient distancebeyond the edge of the cutter bar to be easily y grasped. The operator now releases the ,hair dle and the spring `9 restores the 'parts to normal positions, as represented in Fi 3. In' returning froml thepFig. 2 to the Fig. 3 position the lifting plate slides under the free edge of the paper and raises it from the In order to secure av surface of the roll. good lifting action the plate 11 is curved or occupies a raised 'position with reference vto thesurface of the roll, as 'represented inthe drawings. The free end ofthe paper mayV be now easilygrasped and thev amount of paper required drawn off and torn from thel roll in the usual mannenwhen the'positions -of the parts will'be .again as 'representedin Fi 1. L' l, Y,

,'he presserpiece Gand the lifting plate 11 may beusedeither independently of the other, aswell as conjointly, although the latter use is preferred. For instance, 4the presserV piece alone might lbe employed to.

turn theroll toadvance the free edge lof the paper beyond the cutterjbar preparatory to its being grasped by hand, and this Vwould be advantageous over the now commonlyV employed practice of turning by the unaided and, which, is Voften difficult whenthe roll i of .paper is heavy, whereas by the useY of a paper after the ceased. c

roll-surfacefengaging part', of which the piece V6 is lan example, this turning is rendered comparatively easy. Again, the lifting plate that normally moves bodily in a curved path away from the .cutter bar and coincident with the periphery of the roll, as theroll is turned, could be used toadvantage without the presser piece orroll-surface-engaging part that I have described, being `Carried orwardly lto the roll asl-it is turned `"and being automaticall returned toward the presser bar to lift the freey edge of the turning ofthe roll lhas What Il claim ist:

1.` The @writingaanv wiaiya Suppen for a.

Aroll of paper and a .cutter Vbarftlierefor,` ofY .means adapted to engage withthe roll for turning it,means for restoring'sai'd eiigagV ing means to normal position, and means for lifting the free edge of the paper as the en gaging means are ,restoredv to normal posi-y tion. Y Y v V 2.. The combination with a support for a a presser piece adapted to be broughtinto firm, 'non-slipping engagement with the surface of the roll, laiidto be moved a short distance, turning theroll in a forward direcrollof paper and acutt'er bar therefor, of.

tion, means lfor automatically frestoringthe Y presser piece to normal `position upon resov presserpi'ece normally holding it in advance of the cutter bar yand the free Aedge'of the paper, yand movable to permit theJ piecefto bodily-move with tpheroll` as itturns it, a spring for restoring the presser piece to normal position, and a piece for lifting the free edge-0f the paper as the presser piece is restored to normal position.

4. The combination stated in claim 3, Yhavingthe presser andpedge lifting part united I so as to be in effect one piece. s

5. The combination stated in claim 3, having the support for the presser piece carried by the cutter bar, and supporting the lifting piece as well as the presser piece'. I

6. The combination with asupport fora roll of paperV and a` cutter bar therefor, of means for turning 'the roll to advance the free edge of the paper beyond lthefcutter bar, comprising a roll-engaging .piece bodily n -movable in a curvedV path coincident with the periphery ofthe roll as it is turnedforward, and means for automatically restoring it toz'normal position after it has been moved. 7. The combination with al supportY for a roll of paper Vand a cutter bartherefor, of a l part for lifting the free edge of the paper arranged to bear upon the periphery of the movable awayfrom the cutter barand with the roll as it is turned forwardly, and' means for automatically returning the edge-lifting means to normal position andV toward the cutter bar after the forward movement of the roll has ceased. Y y Y Y Y WILLIAML'C. RANNEY.

roll, in advance of the edgeof the paper, and 

